Tri-X from the G1

[Gary R. Smith]

I finished the 24-exposure roll today. The G1 auto-loads, auto-advances and auto-rewinds and I got 25 exposures. It is also an auto-focus camera with many negative opinions of its AF capabilities. I'm pretty happy Here are a few low-res examples as well as a link to the full-size folder of all the shots on Google drive.

 

[Tony Warren]

Noticed you had bought this in your reply to Shaun. Probably represents one of the best, final products of its type of the film era. Your results show promise too with good sharpness and coverage.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

good sharpness and coverage

Thanks Tony. The shots have already been criticized for not being black and white but rather gray. Maybe I should take another swat at post on the scans.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

Index of the rest of the shots (in case you want to look).

 

[Peter Roberts]

Well done, Gary, for getting such a success rate out of a test drive. All different shots too. I would have been tempted to double up on a few for comparison, but that's just me. I particularly like #05.
Not quite what I would have expected from Tri-X though, perhaps a bit of post fiddling would bump up the contrast a bit.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

perhaps a bit of post fiddling would bump up the contrast a bit.

Thanks Peter!

I agree that the results don't scream: Tri-X.

I was more worried about focus from an AF film shooter. I did adjust the EC a couple of times and forgot to set it back to 0 once, so some shots were unintentionally under-exposed.

I'm planning to start over with the raw shots of the negatives later today and do a better job processing them all the same with a better black anchor.

 

[Tony Warren]

Thanks Tony. The shots have already been criticized for not being black and white but rather gray. Maybe I should take another swat at post on the scans.

Contrast is a very personal thing so I wouldn't comment. I like plenty punch myself but only where it suts the subject.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

I particularly like #05.

This one?

I have redone (almost) all of the files from raw and I think they look better today.

The full-size files are in the same place they were but they're named differently. Link to the full-size files on Google Drive.

 

[Peter Roberts]

I did adjust the EC a couple of times and forgot to set it back to 0 once,

 

[Peter Roberts]

That's something I've done many times

 

[Peter Roberts]

Contrast is a very personal thing so I wouldn't comment. I like plenty punch myself but only where it suts the subject.

No criticism of Gary's taste was intended. Just that Tri-X is inherently quite contrasty.

 

[Peter Roberts]

This one?

That's the one. Lots of nice detail there

 

[Gary R. Smith]

That's the one.

They do wine, beer and whisky on-site at McMenamin's Edgefield. I don't know what they use that area for.

They host various size musical events from solo performers to well-known professional acts (in the summer, on the lawn, big outdoor stage). My wife and I enjoy going over there during the evenings when they have "free" music outside. Free is relative when you are charging $8 for a beer and $10 for a pour of wine.

 

[Beth Anthony]

the contrastier edits are my preference. the price of food and alcohol at these events is insane. food at the state fair started around $15/item this year.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

What bugs me is when I can buy a perfectly good (local/craft) beer for $7.00 for a six-pack and Edgefield wants $8.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

I think the lens is nice looking too...